Senator Grace Poe urged relevant government agencies and stakeholders to develop innovative solutions to the persisting problem of call and text scams. This, as Poe raised concern over the "dramatic increase" in scam calls during the first quarter of 2025 despite the existence of the SIM Card...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology has been urged to review the SIM Card Registration Act as text scams continue to proliferate. Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked DICT officer-in-charge Undersecretary Paul Mercado to revisit Republic Act 11934 law to enable them to...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will study the prospect of requiring personal appearance for SIM (subscriber identity module) registration in a bid to crack down on individuals selling their identities. In a statement on Tuesday, March 11, the NTC acknowledged that...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill banning the issuance of pre-approved credit cards to individuals who did not apply for them. Although such practice is already provided under Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circulars Nos. 702 and 845 issued on December...
The Restaurant Owners of the Philippines (Resto PH) has warned that the proliferation of counterfeit Persons with Disabilities (PWD) cards is crippling the restaurant industry, pushing many establishments to the brink of collapse. In a statement, Resto PH said that the widespread abuse of the PWD...
SAN PABLO, Laguna – The Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions vowed to deepen its impact on poverty reduction in the country and remain committed to driving meaningful, sustainable change. MARILYN Maghirang, a natural healer, emphasizes the importance of...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Thursday, Sept. 26, urged the public to disregard calls from individuals threatening to suspend their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. (Photo from Pixabay) CICC, an attached agency of the Department of Information and...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has announced that all BPI Prepaid Cards will be deactivated on Dec. 27, 2024. In an advisory on Tuesday, Sept. 3, BPI said that the bank will also discontinue the loading of funds onto these cards through the BPI app, online banking, and Cash Accept...
SM Investments Corporation, through its SMAC (SM Advantage Card) loyalty program, and Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) Mabuhay Miles, have renewed their partnership with the implementation of higher conversion rates. Effective Sept. 1, the conversion structure of SMAC Points to Mabuhay Miles and vice...
The cat photo used by the NBI Cybercrime Division (Screenshot from Facebook Live) The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division revealed to a House of Representatives panel the glaring flaws within the SIM registration system of...
Commuters in Cebu and Mandaue City can now use their Visa cards to pay for rides on modern jeepneys. Visa announced its collaboration with Good Transport Solutions Inc. (GTSI) and GHL to facilitate card payments on these modern jeepneys in the region, the second largest city in Cebu. GTSI, a...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is seeking amendments to certain provisions of the SIM Card Registration Act to put an end to various...
